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288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 17
Ariadne to Theseus
You would have died in the twisting halls without
the string that I gave to be your guide.
You said to me, 'I swear by these perils that
as long as we live, you will be mine.'
We are alive, Theseus, but I am not yours;
---
Laodamia to Protestilaus
I'm told the winds detain you at Aulis;
where were these winds when you sailed from me?
Then the tides should have risen against your oars;
then was the time for a raging surf.
I could have kissed my lord and given him more
requests, I wanted to say so much.
But you were hurried away by a wind your
crew loved; it was not a lover's wind.
---
Leander to Hero (across the water)
she is so near, but 'almost' starts tears.